The family of a client with a moderate head injury asks if the client's functioning and personality will be the same as before the injury. What is the nurse's best response?
A. "You should expect a full recovery in all ways by the time of discharge."
B. "Usually, people with this type of injury return to their baseline within 6 months."
C. "Your family member may experience many changes in personality and cognitive abilities."
D. "Learning complex new skills may be more difficult; otherwise, you may expect other functions to remain as they were."
C
Individuals with moderate to severe head injuries are never the same as before the injury. Indi-viduals can experience changes in cognition such as memory loss, difficulty learning new infor-mation, and limited concentration. Personality alterations such as outbursts of temper and de-pression also may occur.
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